6 Different Places - Same Scenario

at this land, countless of traditional japan-like house was built—along with the crowded place where a bunches of demi-human, mostly demon that went forth and back, the stall which sold food such as Takoyaki, Karaage, Yakisoba, etc... was stood alongside the road.

Some demi-human was attracted by the delicious smell of the food sold by the stalls, stopped—while some demi-human bought a Kitsune mask for the children to wear.

As the atmosphere of the town said, it was noisy, yet cheerful—everyone kept a smile in their faces—exactly the opposite scenery humanity would imagine from an demi-humans.

In this happy town, 1 figure was walking. Already changed from her slave clothes, she was in her yukata instead of her usual kimono. The reason was because today is the festival days.

Her hair was untied, and it naturally flow past her waist as the her white bang failed to hide her skin-colored horns.

in her back was 2 swords but at the moment, she doesn't seem to have a little bit of intention to draw it as she cutely licked the cotton candy hold in her hand.

Different from usually, she seemed specially happy today, maybe because of the festival, or the past occurrence.

"Ojou-sama(Princess) where have you been? I've looked for you."

What came to her was a black-haired demon who travelled to her side at high speed, leaving even the shadow <- shitty description.

"You see, you see, I went to the human city!"

The princess said excitedly, as if the children boasting to her parents about the great thing that happened in the school.

"Wha!? You went to human city!? Did you got caught? First of all, did you even bother trying to disguise?"

The black-haired demon, didn't even bother asking the reason for her princess going to the human city. It was their princess—who seemingly never get olds despite 1,500 years that has passed.

"I got caught but... I got rescued by a baby. This baby is really cute! He even called mama."

The princess cutely giggled as she remembers the 'heroic' action the baby did. Definitely not an sarcasm.

"Haah..."

The black-haired demon decided to drop this matter because the princess seemed unharmed.

Along with the end of the Lunar Festival and the 13/31, a new year has come to the world of Virturan as the sky was colored with the fireworks.

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Kuro opened his eyes as the familiar ceiling was seen.

The Oni he saved was nowhere to be seen—well that was within one of his expectation.

Whenever he was taken to the land of Oni, or left alone in the orphanage, he didn't think that really mattered. What mattered afterward, is the outcome of what he did.

Thinking of it, Kuro couldn't help but be a little bit nervous. Would he receive an death penalty? or would his life be degraded to slaves? It was better if he could avoid death penalty but if he was degraded to being slaves, his life would turn into hell mode.

'Let's bet that no one knew that I unlocked that shackle. Besides, an baby with undeveloped intelligent decrypting an rune lock is too much of an impossible.'

"Kuro! You woke up!"

Led suddenly entered in Kuro's sight as his face neared.

Then, he couldn't help but tear up a little bit.

"Kuro... I didn't think you would miss your mother so much..."

he couldn't suppress the tears anymore as it flows his hand and hold tightly of Kuro's hand as he said.

"Kuro! Even if no one decided to adopt you, I swear! I swear that I will rise you as if you are my children!"

'an 21 years old adult being treated as baby by someone sure is a weird feeling.'

'Wait, you were still here? I thought you were just a temporary.'

'Wait, I was still here? I thought I was just a temporary.'

'Bu?'

'Le-let's calm down. Hey 0 year old me, control your body and act as cute as you can.'

'Babbu!'

"Aiii."

Kuro smiled sweetly as he extended his hand, touchng Led's cheek softly.

Then, pulled it hard.

'Good job me.(21)'

'Truly an tactical action. If we continued this, no one would notice an strange behaviour about us.(17)'

'Babbu!'

'Uhh... don't you think you need to stop pulling it already? His cheek is about to tear off.(21)'

'Crap, you're right! How strong are you, me!?(17)'

'Wait, why is a mana concentrated in our arm? Stop it! Stop it!(17)'

'Ba... Bu...!(0)'

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Led's cheeks was red as he looked down, can't show face around out of embarrassment.

Despite being embarrassed, and harassed by Kuro, he still carried Kuro's body gently.

"Babu..."

Kuro softly patted Led's back, apologising to him.

"Kuro..."

Led smiled.

'This old man, he is easy(21)'

'So easy.(17)'

Kuro on the back smiled despicably.

***

[Year 5,039]

Exactly 3 years has passed since that day.

The expected punishment didn't arrive and Kuro couldn't ask about it.

The moment he gained the ability to speak was just a year ago and if he asked something that happened in the day when he still don't have intelligence, it would be beyond strange.

Therefore, the matter ended without him being punished, not even knowing the reason why he didn't got punished.

As he was 3 years old, 3 months and 4 days before his birthday, he find out one thing precisely because he became a children.

He was Isolated.

Not just by the adult excluding Led, but also by the children both in orphanage and those who have families.

Come to think of it, it was already an natural thing. Besides, 17 years old Kuro precisely predicted that this would happen 2 months after the Oni incident, also the time the adults isolated themselves from him.

'Well... as expected.(17)(21)'

'I did something, wrong...?(3)'

'Hey 21! You didn't even predicted it like the smart me! Don't act cool together with me.(17)'

'What is wrong with that, 17. Even an adult has their desires to become cool. Besides! I am you so even if you thought/did something cool, that means I thought/did something cool.(21)'

'That's true...(17)'

'Hey there! Don't go agreeing with so easily! Damn it. Why is this part so similar with me.(21)'

'Uwaaaa(3)'

'Kuro...(17)(21)'

This was a bad thing. Even though both 17 and 21 experienced similar thing with 17 experienced far worse—precisely because they experienced such a thing that they don't want someone, especially I, themselves don't want to experiences. <- brain exploded

but they themselves were helpless. They also have control in the body, share feeling but they lacked the experiences—especially when everyone around him treated as the cursed child—" " didn't exists in this world, and precisely because it was " " could 17 talk to them.

Thus, friends-making was something impossible even if they wished for it.

'I... I was wrong for borning in this world(3)'

'Kur-!(17)'

'KURO!(21)'

a soul voice far stronger than 17 shouted as 21 angrily looked over Kuro.

'Don't ever think of such a thing again.(21)'

Saying 1 sentences, he stopped the scolding.

'Haah~ me scolding myself is surely an strange feeling.(17)'

17 looked back to his past.

'Are we destined to be hated in our life, no matter what the timeline—universes?(17)'

'I, I am sorry.(3)'